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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 23 Sec. 6010

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Railroad: includes every commercial, interurban and other railway and each and every branch and extension thereof by whatsoever power operated, together with all tracks, bridges, trestles, rights-of-way, subways, tunnels, stations, depots, union depots, ferries, yards, grounds, terminals, terminal facilities, structures and equipment and all other real estate, fixtures and personal property of every kind used in connection therewith, owned, controlled, operated or managed for public use in the transportation of persons or property. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 23 Sec. 5001
  • Railroad company: includes every corporation or person, their lessees, trustees, receivers or trustees appointed by any court owning, controlling, operating or managing any railroad for compensation within this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 23 Sec. 5001
The county commissioners in awarding damages for land or other property taken by any railroad company may, on the application of the railroad company, prescribe such terms and conditions, in all respects, for the use of the land or property taken, by the owners of the land or property and the railroad company respectively, as will secure the best accommodation of the owners and the proper and convenient use of the land or property by the railroad company. In case of appeal by either party, the only question in issue shall be the amount or measure of damages on the terms and conditions imposed by the commissioners. [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY

PL 1987, c. 141, §A4 (NEW).